Fall 2018

Introductory Physics II: Electromagnetism and Optics

Faculty

Description

Most of the physical phenomena we encounter in everyday life are due to the electromagnetic force. This course will begin with Coulomb’s law for the force between two charges at rest and introduce the electric field in this context. We will then discuss moving charges and the magnetic interaction between electric currents. The mathematical formulation of the basic laws in terms of the electric and magnetic fields will allow us to work towards the unified formulation originally given by Maxwell. His achievement has, as a gratifying outcome, the description of light as an electromagnetic wave. Laboratory exercises will emphasize electrical circuits and electronic measuring instruments. Three hours of lecture and discussion and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Keywords

PHYS 117 - LEC

PHYS 117F - DIS

Section 01M 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM SCCE E210

Section 02M 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM SCCE E210

PHYS 117L - LAB

Section 01Th 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM SCCE A117

Section 02F 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM SCCE A117

Textbooks

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